The Ministry of Finance proposed to exclude the extraction of manganese, chromium, tungsten and molybdenum from the scope of the tax, Kommersant writes. According to Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Sazanov, these metals are almost never exported and are mainly used to fulfill the state's defense orders. In addition, the department plans to exempt from tax production in underground areas located in the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, as well as in Crimea and Sevastopol.